At least 32 dead after overcrowded bus plunges into ravine in Pakistan
An overcrowded passenger bus traveling from Quetta to Peshawar crashed into a ravine in Pakistan's Dana Sar mountain range on Friday morning, killing at least 32 people and injuring 16. The bus, carrying 48 passengers including women and children, fell approximately 70 to 80 feet.
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Forty people were killed and at least eight others were injured in the crash.
A government official at Zhob Hospital stated that 48 people were on board the bus.
The bus fell approximately 70 to 80 feet into the ravine.
President Asif Ali Zardari expressed sorrow and offered condolences to the families of those killed.
A passenger bus traveling from Quetta to Peshawar plunged into a deep ravine in the mountainous Dana Sar area.
The bus lost control early on Friday and fell into the rocky ravine in a remote area near the border of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
The bus was carrying passengers from another broken-down bus, making it overcrowded.
At least 32 people were killed and 16 others injured after an overcrowded passenger bus plunged into a ravine in south-western Pakistan.
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